Ipswich 21st Century Highway Improvements

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk

Ipswich project is a £21 million package of traffic management and promotion of alternative travelling choices to address the main transport issues facing Ipswich. It also includes substantial regeneration of the Ipswich City Centre. Major routes are being upgraded, with new street furniture, paving, road layouts, and major additional tree planting. The project, partly funded by the Department of Transport, has been run by Suffolk County Council, partnering Ipswich Borough Council.

In Ipswich, the Civic Drive/Franciscan Way Roundabout, regarded as the gateway into the town, is surrounded by tired looking buildings and needed regeneration. This junction is radically changed with improved pedestrian and cycle facilities.

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